An Experiential Workshop About Showing Up for the Clinical Conversation

In 2008, Kelly Wilson’s Mindfulness for Two quietly appeared as part of the growing acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) literature. In contrast to the 1999 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and its evolved 2011 edition—surveys of the theory and practice of ACT —Mindfulness for Two is a personal reflection on the two-way experience of an ACT session. What can happen when you slow down, let go of your usual patterns of managing hard content, and shift your attention from fixing and consoling to listening and appreciating? Your client is truly heard and, sometimes, can hear themselves for the first time. Join Kelly in these smaller, intimate settings, to explore what richness shows up unexpectedly in the margins of a mindful session.

Prerequisite

Registration for these workshops will include copies of Mindfulness for Two and its companion volume Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong*. Reading Mindfulness for Two is a prerequisite for this workshop. The text is appropriate for all levels of practitioner, regardless of your familiarity with ACT. Students are most welcome. Your own personal experiences and perspectives will be primary subjects of discussion in the workshop.

* Your two books will be shipped to you shortly after you register so you can start reading right away. Because of this, we’re modifying our usual cancellation policy for these workshops: You are still free to cancel and get refunds according to our usual terms, but if your books have been shipped, they are not returnable, and we will withhold $35.00 from your refund—50% of the cover price of both books.

Learning Objectives

Explain why careful consideration of the ubiquity of human suffering is an important preliminary step to delivering psychotherapy

Describe how you experience the human impulse to problem solve as a therapist and how your clients are likely to experience it in their lives

Explain the importance of basic behavior analysis in the context of clinical psychology

Describe the distinction between behavior and context

Demonstrate a basic understanding of stimulus control as it applies to clinical practice, especially common patterns of stimulus control you’re likely to observe in sessions

For each of the six basic ACT processes, briefly describe a.) the basic shape of the process, b.) process in behavioral terms, and c.) the importance of the process as it reflects itself in your life and work as a clinician

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13 CE Credit Hours

We provide optional continuing-education credit certification*

Choose Continuing Education Certificate at registration, and a processing fee of $40 will be added to your ticket price.

Continuing education credit for psychologists at these events is provided by Praxis Continuing Education and Training. PraxisCET is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PraxisCET maintains responsibility for these programs and their content.

PraxisCET is licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences as a Continuing Education Provider: license #PCE 5771.

National Board for Certified Counselors ACEP #6759.

Praxis also offers CE for Board Certified Behavior Analysts.

*Please note that complete attendance is necessary at all required training sessions for continuing education certification. No partial CE will be awarded.